Sophie Car Seat Quilt

Hello! I’m Jennie and I blog {along with my mom} over at Clover and Violet. I have two little kids, both born in the winter. With my little boy I quickly discovered how easily blankets are kicked off, so I designed a little quilt that tied to the infant car seat handle. When I found out my second was a girl, I knew she needed a girly version for the car seat too! This little quilt also works great for a stroller and can be a little play mat in a pinch too!

If you’re interested in making one of these too, my friends at Sew Lux Fabric and Gifts have put together a a few special kits at a special price just for this quilt {the kits feature a few different fabrics as they’re already sold out of Sophie charm squares…I think I might need to make another one!}. Click here for details.

First, select 18 charm squares and pair them up {for 9 pairs}. Then, chose 7 more charms for the setting triangles, cut them in half diagonally {from point to point}, set aside.

Place the pairs right sides together, then draw a line a line on the wrongside of one of the charms from point to point. Stitch through both charms 1/4 inch from the centerline on both sides of the line.

Cut the pair of charms in half along the drawn line. Press the halves open to make two half-square-triangle pairs. Trim each new square to 4 1/2″.

Once you have sewn all 18 pairs and have 18 new squares, arrange the squares and setting triangles into rows, as shown:

From the Bella Snow, cut ten {10} 1 1/2″ strips. Leave behind the very last triangle of each row and sew the remaining pieces onto about four {4} of the sashing strips. Cut the blocks from the strips and begin forming quilt rows as shown:

I like to leave a little bit of the sashing hanging past the blocks so that I can trim it after I’ve sewn the rows, this gives a nice straight finish. Then sew the remaining triangle onto the end of the row.

After completing the rows, begin sewing the rows onto about three {3} remaining sashing pieces. In order to line up the short sashing rows, I fold the top half-square-triangle row in half, line up the short sashings and pin at the intersections. This creates a nice grid.

Once you’ve completed sewing all your rows together, trim the quilt. To get nice, accurate points, trim 1/4″ past each of the points, always lining up at least two points while you’re trimming.

Use the remaining sashing pieces to create a border around the quilt. Then, from the small border print, cut four {4} 2″ strips. Sew the border on in the same manner as the sashing.

Layer using your favorite batting. I used prewashed cotton flannel in my little quilt because where we live a heavy quilt isn’t necessary. This is a great option for a warm climate or a spring or fall baby, when a little warmth is needed, but not as much as a full quilt. I quilted with an allover meander. Because my quilt was lightweight, I also used a single fold binding method.

Instead of using a 2 1/2″ piece of binding folded in half {as for a standard double fold binding}, use a 1 1/2″ piece not folded. Then pull it flat, tuck the raw edge in, and wrap it around to the back. I always pin or clip my binding down when using a single fold to avoid excess fraying.

Now, the final touch to this little quilt is adding the ties. Cut two 1 1/2″ x 28″ strips {I cut mine from the remaining backing piece}. Fold in half, press, then fold both raw edges toward the center seam as for bias binding.

Pin one ties ten inches {10″} from the top of the quilt on each side. Stitch in place and your quilt is ready for outings!

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